Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Eurofins is actively implementing standardised processes across its various laboratories, with a particular focus on its Information Systems (EurIS). Central to this effort is the indispensable regional web-based Customer Relationship Management application known as ADMS.

The primary goal of this position is to become an integral part of the ADMS Development Team based in Dublin, comprising five local members in addition to offshore team members. As a member of this team, you will play a crucial role in driving both technical advancements and functional enhancements.

The ADMS Development Team operates at the forefront of technology, leveraging robust modelling techniques such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Unified Modelling Language (UML), alongside cutting-edge tools and frameworks including C#, .NET, MS SQL Server, and Angular. We follow Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) integration patterns, with expertise in REST and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) implementations. Adhering to Agile/DevOps methodologies, Quality Assurance is paramount, supported by a rigorous test strategy encompassing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD), while harnessing the power of Platform as a Service (PaaS) and DevOps technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, and Octopus for efficient deployment and management of our solutions.

Work Arrangement and Location: There is a hybrid work arrangement with three days per week in the office (two can be chosen as a team), and two days per week of remote work. Our office is based in the Algés area, in Lisbon.

How Can You Help Us?

Act as an experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer within a Scrum team of seven developers and testers.

Leverage good communication skills, team spirit, and a collaborative mindset.

Contribute to the design, development, testing, build, automated deployment, documentation, and troubleshooting of selected functional and non-functional requirements for target software applications and services.

Ensure a high-quality level of development by writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices, team coding standards, and guidelines.

Conduct code reviews, participate in pair/mob programming sessions, debug, and troubleshoot issues to ensure software quality, security, and performance.

Implement and integrate a range of APIs, libraries, and services, including those developed internally and externally as needed.

Follow Scrum methodology, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, embracing its values and other Agile/DevOps practices (eXtreme Programming, CI/CD, BDD).

Demonstrate technical curiosity by staying updated on emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in software development.

Other Assignments:

Regularly update the Team Manager and respond promptly to requests.

Rapidly acquire a working knowledge of Eurofins EurIS systems, starting with ADMS, underlying concepts and models, and the team's processes and practices.

Continuously deepen knowledge guided by the most pressing needs of assigned functions.

Develop effective working relationships with IT and non-IT target groups within Eurofins.

Are you our kind of extraordinary?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least three years’ experience in roles such as Software Developer, Software Engineer, or comparable positions.
• Proficiency in backend development with C# programming language and .NET (Core or Framework).
• Experience with JavaScript / Typescript UI development ideally with an UI framework like Angular, React, or Vue.js.
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design principles.
• Familiarity with relational database systems such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
• Knowledge of version control systems like Git and collaboration tools such as Azure Devops or JIRA.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to learning and self-improvement.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with software testing frameworks, automated testing tools, and test first approach such Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD).
• Good Knowledge of Clean Code Principles and Refactoring Experience.
• Experience working in Agile or DevOps environments and using Agile project management tools like Scrum or Kanban.
• Capacity of Conceptual Modelling at relational database and/or domain levels. (UML)
• Experience with Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks (e.g. Entity Framework)
• First Experience with Angular Framework
• Basic Knowledge of HTML / CSS knowledge.
• Knowledge of any Shell Scripting Language, ideally PowerShell.

Performance Appraisal Criteria

At direct and team levels:

1. Timely delivery of expected working deliverables (releasable product increments).
2. Quality of the design, code, tests and documentation of contributions.
3. Application and continuous improvement of team processes.
4. Collaboration and Integration with ADMS teams and beyond.

What can we do for you?

We are offering the following:

• A competitive salary package, including bonus and benefits;
• Extensive on-the-job coaching and training opportunities;
• Challenges within a multi-cultural and cross-regional team as part of the international and fast-growing Eurofins organization;
• A dynamic working environment with a good team spirit where personal development and growth are highly encouraged.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! The Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!  We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 900 laboratories in 62 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.